Expansion Wacker intends to further expand its silicone specialties business in 2025 and is reorganising production in Europe for this purpose. A new production site for silicones is to be built in Karlovy Vary in the Czech Republic. The main drivers for the expansion are megatrends, such as electromobility and renewable energies, which require silicones. Investment Byk Additives is starting 2024 with a significant investment in the Netherlands. On 11 January, Byk Netherlands celebrated the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction ...